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Wikipedia
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The Free Encyclopedia

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Description

Explore your world, find a quick fact, or dive down a Wikipedia rabbit hole with the official Wikipedia app for iOS. With more than 40 million articles across nearly 300 languages, your favorite free online encyclopedia is at your fingertips.

App features:

Night reading - Appearance controls let you read Wikipedia in comfort, with dark mode, text size control and image dimming to customize how you read.

Places - Find Wikipedia articles about places next door or across the globe, with a map and location based search experience. On a trip or your daily commute, with Places it’s easy to learn more about the world around you.

Explore feed - Discover the depths of Wikipedia through your explore feed, which surfaces Wikipedia articles and captivating freely-licensed photos. It includes a diverse array of interesting content, including:

- recommended articles based on what you’ve already read- featured articles hand-picked by the Wikipedia community- daily top read articles - picture of the day- events on this day in history- random articles- nearby landmarks

Find and search - Easily find what you’re looking for by searching within articles or using Spotlight. You can even search with your favorite emojis!

Quick access - Add Wikipedia to your device's Today screen to pick up exactly where you stopped reading your last article, or see the top-read articles and trends of the day.

Code at GitHub open source repository:https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-ios-wikipedia

About the Wikimedia Foundation The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports and operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable organization funded mainly through donations. For more information, please visit our website: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home.

What's New

Version History

5.7.5

5.7.4

Jan 10, 2018

Small fixes for image loading.

5.7.3

Dec 20, 2017

- "Black" reading theme, perfect for OLED devices- Faster article loading and less data use. Now images are only downloaded when about to be displayed (or saved).- Appearance option to have info boxes open by default

Lots of other small bug fixes.

5.7.2

Dec 7, 2017

Bug fixes to In the News, peek and pop, and other minor usability issues.

For iOS 9 users this will be our last supported release. We strongly recommend you update to this version.

5.7.1

Nov 7, 2017

Improved "peeks" for articles, with a simpler and faster preview using 3d touch.

Fixed an issue with pull to refresh on articles. Other small bug fixes.

5.7.0

Oct 26, 2017

Support for latest devices and OS versions, including Smart Invert for iOS 11.

5.6.1

Also added a new Featured Article widget. Now get the editor selected Featured Article on your iOS Today screen.

5.6

Aug 7, 2017

Dark mode! Read in comfort with new Appearance controls, including dark colors and image dimming. Make those late night Wikipedia sessions easier on the eyes. Choose between sepia, dark or white themes to read Wikipedia your way!

On this Day - A new card in the Explore feed highlights events that occurred on this day in history. Use the timeline to swipe back through time and read about the amazing past of every day.

iMessage Stickers - Message a friend to tell them you're lost in a Wikipedia rabbit hole! Post a "Citation Needed" sticker when a relative sends you Fake News. Now you can say it in a wiki-way, with Wikipedia stickers for iMessage.

This release also includes a number of other use-ability improvements and bug fixes.

5.5.1

Jul 5, 2017

Small bug fixes. Refinements to VoiceOver support for Places.

New Places tab lets you find Wikipedia articles about places near you, or across the globe. Use maps to find the most interesting articles next door, or anywhere your curiosity takes you.

5.5.0

Jun 20, 2017

- New Places tab lets you find Wikipedia articles about places near you, or across the globe. Use maps to find the most interesting articles next door, or anywhere your curiosity takes you.- Easily view a place on Maps or even get directions from the Share menu for articles with locations.- Quick search box on the Explore screen lets you easily access the search menu to find the information you need now. - Streamlined "In the News" design, makes it easier to learn more about what’s happening around the world.- Updated Explore design makes discovering new content even easier. Added "infinite" scroll, so you can catch up on what you missed just by scrolling down.- Added ability to clear app caches from the Settings menu, to reclaim storage the Wikipedia app takes on your device.- Overall performance improvements mean faster loading and smoother scrolling.

5.4.2

May 10, 2017

Improve stability during startup.

Please allow the app to complete opening after updating (it may take a few seconds the first time). This allows the app's storage to be updated, reducing disk space used and improving stability.

5.4.1

May 3, 2017

Stability and performance improvements, including reduction in storage, bandwidth and background battery use.

5.4.0

Mar 22, 2017

Brand new accounts system including: - New account creation - Password reset and recovery - Support for two-factor authentication

5.3.4

Performance and stability fixes, particularly at app start. Fixed "share a fact" sharing feature.Resolved issues with Widgets not loading and using widgets when switching languages.

5.3.3

Dec 21, 2016

Even easier to read, with full support for Dynamic Type to increase size of article and button text.Smoother layout of the Explore feed.Better performance when reading a lot of articles.

5.3.2

Dec 19, 2016

Even easier to read, with full support for Dynamic Type to increase size of article and button text.Updated database for improved speed and stability in main tabs.Various small bug and crash fixes.

5.3.1

Dec 2, 2016

Crash and bug fixes, including: * Fixes for hangs or crashes on app start * Only send each notification once * Improved stability with saving and unsaving articles

5.3.0

Nov 21, 2016

* Learn more about topics Trending In the News with a rich notification* Improved VoiceOver support throughout the app and VoiceOver support added to widgets* 支援簡繁中文自動轉換 / 支持简繁中文自动转换* Support for auto transliteration between Simplified and Traditional Chinese for Chinese Wikipedia (based on iPhone/iPad Language)* Major improvements in the loading and scrolling speed of the Explore feed, with less network use* An easier to use Random article generator makes it easier than ever to fall down the Wiki rabbit hole* Use 3d touch actions to save and share links from anywhere in the app* Support for Top Read and Continue Reading widgets on iOS 9* Improved presentation of references and citations

5.2.1

Sep 22, 2016

Bug fixes for iOS 10, Today widgets and stability.

5.2.0

Sep 13, 2016

Updated for iOS 10!

Make Wikipedia part of your Today screen with new widgets: Continue Reading - Pick up right where you stopped reading your last article. Top Read - See the top-read articles in your language’s Wikipedia.

Search in Spotlight and then see the results directly on Wikipedia, with Spotlight Continuation.

Bug fixes, including fixes for Wikipedia Zero networks.

5.1.1

Sep 6, 2016

Search within articles to quickly find what you need.

New designs that help you read and explore on iPad.

Faster browsing for users with large saved article libraries.

Bug and crash fixes.

5.1.0

Aug 30, 2016

Now you can search within articles to quickly find what you need!

New designs that help you read and explore on iPad.

Faster browsing for users with large saved article libraries.

5.0.6

Aug 15, 2016

Even more crash fixes and memory use improvements.

5.0.5

Jul 28, 2016

This version looks the same on the surface, but under the hood, has an entirely new engine. You'll see your content load a bit faster, interacting with articles be more responsive, and most importantly, experience less crashes. Saved pages will also take up less space on your iCloud drive. Logging in and creating accounts will be more reliable. Overall this is the leanest and meanest Wikipedia yet.

5.0.4

May 9, 2016

This is a quick fix release to resolve problems with loading the Explore screen, and other improvements to app stability.

Other recent improvements: - Control the text size of articles - Easily add, reorder and delete your languages (Go to Settings>My Languages) - Swipe up to dismiss images - Split view multi-tasking support on large screens - Easier swipe from the edge to show an article's Table of Contents - Added support for Myanmar (my) and Khmer (km) Wikipedias!

Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5

647 Ratings

647 Ratings

Wikipedia app is very good. I like it!

Dec 10, 2017

SnaiDog

This app is really good! This app is really good like source of information if you know what you need/want or at least about what you need/want to know. It’s not app where you can go to home page and see interesting article. You need to search article which you need so you need to know its name. It is not a news app, yes it has a news section, but there are not much news and it is very difficult to find news on a particular topic in which you are interested, for example, there you can filter news by country but results will be really bad. It is not news app, but it’s good source of information. This app also like the website supports many languages. It’s an international app. Full list of supported languages you can find in the app description. But some people say that Wikipedia is not accurate source of information. Partially I agree with this statement because anyone can edit or create an article in Wikipedia, so for scientists this source is not good. Also in different languages this app has different articles with a little bit different information.

OK, let’s summarize, this app is the best in its class of apps where you can find information about different topics.

In my opinion Wikipedia app is very good. I like it!

Wikipedia app is very good. I like it!

Dec 10, 2017

SnaiDog

This app is really good! This app is really good like source of information if you know what you need/want or at least about what you need/want to know. It’s not app where you can go to home page and see interesting article. You need to search article which you need so you need to know its name. It is not a news app, yes it has a news section, but there are not much news and it is very difficult to find news on a particular topic in which you are interested, for example, there you can filter news by country but results will be really bad. It is not news app, but it’s good source of information. This app also like the website supports many languages. It’s an international app. Full list of supported languages you can find in the app description. But some people say that Wikipedia is not accurate source of information. Partially I agree with this statement because anyone can edit or create an article in Wikipedia, so for scientists this source is not good. Also in different languages this app has different articles with a little bit different information.

OK, let’s summarize, this app is the best in its class of apps where you can find information about different topics.

In my opinion Wikipedia app is very good. I like it!

Excellent

Dec 10, 2017

Trigeminy6

Used for years and the information I receive is very useful and accurate. It is where other servers have learned to direct me. I use it daily now and gradually got here since 1996. The critiques are already accomplished by many others over the decades and I mostly agree. Except I have noticed that too many non critical thinkers do not have much experience, but discount the encyclopedia outright as “teachers” not recommending the site to “students”. Since I have been given gifts of critical thinking from my parents and siblings and experience, and reviewing data, it is almost always a direction I would take that if someone said not to do XYZ .. and especially, in this case, not to read or use such, it is precisely where I would go to start a search. Happily I am. bmthomp

Excellent

Dec 10, 2017

Trigeminy6

Used for years and the information I receive is very useful and accurate. It is where other servers have learned to direct me. I use it daily now and gradually got here since 1996. The critiques are already accomplished by many others over the decades and I mostly agree. Except I have noticed that too many non critical thinkers do not have much experience, but discount the encyclopedia outright as “teachers” not recommending the site to “students”. Since I have been given gifts of critical thinking from my parents and siblings and experience, and reviewing data, it is almost always a direction I would take that if someone said not to do XYZ .. and especially, in this case, not to read or use such, it is precisely where I would go to start a search. Happily I am. bmthomp

A must for international travelers

Mar 4, 2018

Wayne Knox

Confession: I’m one of those guys who always has at least 10 Wikipedia tabs open on my web-browser. The kind of guy who pulls up the sight to look up one thing, but who then goes down an endless rabbit-hole of connected links until 2 hours later I’m still reading and now have 27 extra tabs open of “thinks I want to know more about next.”

So you can imagine how difficult it has been resisting my addiction while traveling in regions where my data is tightly limited.

And then suddenly: Wikipedia app to the rescue!

Seriously, the ability to download articles for later reading while on WiFi, and then pull them up easily wherever I am, regardless of connectivity— that has been a huge help to me. And not only just to help me sate my thirst for knowledge. If I’m going to be traveling through several cities in a short period of time, it’s been super helpful to have articles about those cities and a handful of related articles saved, so that I can browse them during the train/plane ride — without burning through my data!

Thank you Wikipedia.

A must for international travelers

Mar 4, 2018

Wayne Knox

Confession: I’m one of those guys who always has at least 10 Wikipedia tabs open on my web-browser. The kind of guy who pulls up the sight to look up one thing, but who then goes down an endless rabbit-hole of connected links until 2 hours later I’m still reading and now have 27 extra tabs open of “thinks I want to know more about next.”

So you can imagine how difficult it has been resisting my addiction while traveling in regions where my data is tightly limited.

And then suddenly: Wikipedia app to the rescue!

Seriously, the ability to download articles for later reading while on WiFi, and then pull them up easily wherever I am, regardless of connectivity— that has been a huge help to me. And not only just to help me sate my thirst for knowledge. If I’m going to be traveling through several cities in a short period of time, it’s been super helpful to have articles about those cities and a handful of related articles saved, so that I can browse them during the train/plane ride — without burning through my data!